[E. Pluribus Unum]

At least he wasn’t loping the mule right in front of her.

Had to look it up. It's "looping," not "loping."

That's a keeper!

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=loop+the+mule

[Bonemaker]

Loping ....characterized by long, bounding strides.😎

[Racketeer]

You learn something everyday. I was a 12 year old kid and an older man asked me if I ever “loped my mule”? With a puzzled look I told him, “I don’t have a mule.”